Bottle carrier



Aug. 7, 1934.

A. H. CUBBERLEY BOTTLE CARRIER Filed July 1:5. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet lINVENTOR Aug. 7, 1934. A. H. CUBB ERLEY 1,968,877

BOTTLE CARRIER Filed July 13, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR I gym-chalkCubbey'w 9M2; QWOZILEY Patented Aug. 7, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEBOTTLE CARRIER I a corporation of New Jersey Application July 13, 1931,Serial No. 550,302

19 Claims.

This invention relates to carriers and more particularly to carriers forholding beverage bottles and the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide a bottle carrier ofsimple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, which willsubstantially completely enclose bottles and like articles to protectthem from dust, sunlight and possible tents may be placed in bottlecrates of conven tional type.

The foregoing objects and others are accomplished by making a bottlecarrier from a single sheet of cardboard, composition board, or. similarmaterial, which sheet is so formed as to provide a base for the bottle,within which base bottles are locked against shifting and to provide atop for the bottles, which top is also so constructed as to preventshifting of the tops of the bottles. In order that these features can beaccomplished the mid-portion or bottom ofthe carrier has sides extendingupwardly therefrom, the distance between the parallel lines of foldingof the bottom and sides being a slight amount less than the diameter ofthe bottomof the bottles to be carried therein. The respective sides ofthe carrier, near the bottom thereof, are cut away and the bottomportion is provided with arcuate shaped tabs extending through thesecutaway portions to conform to'the shape of the bottle bottoms.

The upper extremities of the sides are so folded as to fold over thetops of the bottles and the construction of these extremities is similarto that described in connection with the arrangement for positioning thebottoms of the bottles on a smaller scale to fltthe tops or crowns ofthe bottles. One side however extends a considerable distance over andon top of the other side to which it is locked by means of tabs insertedinto slots in the under member. Hand grips are provided in the sidesnear the top of the carrier by cutting out openings in opposite parts ofthe carrier and by folding the material cut out inwardly. These foldedportions likewise serve to separate the necks of the various bottles andalso to aid in preventing shifting of the bottles within the container.

Other features, objects and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent by reference to the following detailed description readin the light of the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is aperspective view showing a form ooof the invention with bottlespositioned therein and ready for use;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the device illustrated in Figure 1 showingthe position of the bottles therein;

Figure 3 is an enlarged section taken substantially on the lines 33 ofFigure 2;

Figure 4 is a view on reduced scale of a blank cut and scored forfolding into the complete carrier, and

Figure 5 is a plan view of the carrier together with a part of aconventional bottle case within which the carrier and its contents maybe positioned.

Referring now to the drawings, 10 indicates generally the carrier madepreferably from a single sheet of material such as cardboard ofsubstantial strength, composition board, etc. This carrier as shown inFigure 4 may be constructed from a single sheet of material, which sheetis so scored in one instance along the lines 11 to separate anintermediate portion 12 into what will serve as the bottom of thecontainer; and along the lines 13 which separate a portion 14 serving asa part of the top of the container; and also 35 along the lines 15separating a portion 16 which cooperates with the portion 14 in formingthe top of the container. Adjacent the intermediate portion 12 the sideparts 17 and 18 respectively have similar parts 19 cut away as shown toleave substantially arcuate shaped tabs 20 extending from theintermediate portion 12. Portions 21 are cut away from the blankadjacent the top part 14 in such a manner as to leave substantiallyarcuate shaped tabs 22 extending from the top portion 14. Similarparts23 are cut away adjacent the top part 16 to leave tabs 24 extendingfrom the top part 16. Slots 25, the purpose of which will be explainedhereinafter, are cut in the blank extending across the bottom 12 and asubstantial 1 distance of each side part 17 and 18.

For the purpose oi providing openings for conveniently handling thecarrier, openings 30 are 'provided in one end of the blank by cutting apart of the material away and by bending tabs 31 inwardly about thescored lines indicated by dot, dash markings. The other end of the blankis provided with a pair of openings 32 from which the material has beencompletely removed. This same end of the blank also has a pairofopenings in Figure 3 with the top portion 14 resting directly upon thetops or the caps of the bottles, with the arcuate shaped tabs 22 fittingthe tops or caps of the bottles, and with the end of the side 18 lappingI slightly over the tops of the bottles. The other section of the blankis then bent in a corresponding manner to cause the top 16 to restdirectly over top 14, with the arcuate shaped tabs 24 fitting over thetabs 22, after which the remainder of this part of the blank is lappedover the side 18 and the tabs 34 introduced into slots 33. Tabs 31 arethen folded inwardly as shown in Figure 3 with their extremities restingagainst the'necks of the bottles to aid in holding them in place.

As will be seen from the drawings, the fold lines 11 are spaced apart adistance slightly less than the diameter of the bottom of the bottles tobe placed therein, with the result that upon assembly of the carrierwith bottles therein the sides assume a pronounced slant as at 40 inFig. 13, and a slight amount of the periphery of the bottle extendsthrough the slots 19, as result of which the bottom of the bottle isheld substantially against shifting in any direction. Support for theentire bottom of the bottle however is provided by the arcuate shapedtabs 20. The same is true with respect to the top of the bottles for, asshown, the fold lines 13 and are spaced apart a distance slightlylessthan the diameter of the caps or tops of the bottles so that thesecaps or tops extend through the openings provided by the respectiveslots 21 and 23 with the sides of the carrier bending in to hold thecaps or tops against movement. The

'tabs 22 and 24 however are of such shape as to substantially completelycover the caps or tops of the bottles to save them from injury. ofcourse,

the top part 16 must be of slightly greater width than the top part 14so that it may be folded completely thereover.

When the carrier has been assembled as shown -it contains threebottles,the side surfaces of which are spaced apart a distance slightly greaterthan the width of. the slots 25, which slots 25 are of 'suflicicntwidthto permit the carrier with its contents to be placed in a bottlecrate of conventional character, having partitions 50, Fig. 5, dividingthe crate into compartments. The container may be placed in a crate bypositioning the slots so as to fit over; the respective partitions 50.

When so positioned, the bottles in their containers may be handled inthe usual fashion.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the present invention providesan arrangement whereby bottles may be arranged in a carrier designed tohandle any convenient number of bottles as conditions of trade maywarrant, such carriers being so constructed as to hold bottlestherewithin sub--' stantially against any shifting of the bottles.Furthermore, the carriers can be carried manually with convenience,since the respective tabs 31 when folded inwardly serve in conjunctionwith the openings and 32 to provide cushioning hand holds for thecan'ier.

when the carriers with their contents have been placed in the crates ofconventional type, there is substantially no chance of the bOttles beingrubbed against the sides of the compartments in the crate to mutilatelabels, since they are held against movement by the carriersthemheretofore as permitting the tops or caps of botties to extendpartially through openings in the carrier, it will be evident thateither construction will operate as efficiently as the other, for whichreason it is to be understood that where the term tops of bottles isused in the claims, such term is to be construed to include the physicaltops of the bottles or anycaps therefor.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the present invention provides asimple, efllcient and inexpensive carrier for bottles. both for domesticdistribution and for convenience in distributing the bottles to dealers.It will be readily observed that the invention is capable ofmodification other than that shown in the illustrated drawings, in viewof which the invention is to be limited not by the illustratedembodiments but only by the scope of the following claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A bottle carrier ofthe character described comprising a substantiallyfiat bottom and side members extending upwardly from said bottom andjoined together to aid in retaining bottles within the carrier, saidcarrier being provided with slots extending across the bottom and partway up each side member.

2. A bottle carrier of the character describieid comprising asubstantially flat bottom and si e members extending upwardly from saidbottom and joinedtogether to aid in retaining bottles within thecarrier, said carrier being provided with slots-extending across thebottom and part way up each side member, and said slots being of suchwidth as to fit over the partitions of a bottle crate.

3. A bottle carrier of the character described comprising a sheet ofmaterial folded into an intermediate portion forming a bottom for thecarrier; and side portions extending from said intermediate portion,said side portions being lapped one over the other over the top ofbottles positioned in the carrier, said carrier having slots thereinextending across the bottom portion and part of the Way up each sideportion.

4. A bottle carrier of the character described comprising a sheet ofmaterial folded into an intermediate portion forming a bottom for thecarrier; and side portions extending from said intermediate portion,said side portions being lapped one over the other over the top ofbottles positioned in the carrier, said carrier hav- Eli) llll) to aidin retaining bottles within the carrier, said side members beingprovided with openings oppositely disposed adjacent said bottom, throughwhich a portion of a bottle may extend, said carrier being provided withslots extending across said bottom and part way up each side member,said slots being of such width as to fit over the partitions of abottlecrate.

6. A bottle carrier of the character described comprising a bottom andside members extending upwardly from said bottom and joined together toaid in retaining bottles within the carrier, said side members being,provided with openings oppositely disposed adjacent said bottom, throughwhich a portion of a bottle may extend, arcuate shaped tabs extendingfrom each side of said bottom, through said openings, said carrier beingprovided with slots extending across said bottom and part way up eachside member and of such width as to fit over the partitions of a bottlecrate.

7. A bottle carrier of the character described comprising a bottom ofwidth less than the diameter of a bottle to be positioned thereon, sidemembers extending upwardly from said bottom and joined together to aidin retaining bottles within the carrier, said side, members beingprovided with openings oppositely disposed adjacent said bottom,throughwhich a portion of a bottle may extend, said carrier being provided withslots extending across said bottom and part way up each side member.

8. A bottle carrier of the character described comprising a bottom ofwidth less than the diameter of a bottle to be positioned thereon, sidemembers extending upwardly from said bottom and joined together to aidin retainingbottles within the carrier, said side members being providedwith openings oppositely disposed adjacent said bottom, through which aportion of a bottle may extend, arcuate shaped tabs extending from eachside of said bottom, through said openings, said carrier being providedwith slots extend across saidbottom and part way up each side member,-

9. A bottle carrier of the character described comprising a bottom andside members extending upwardly therefrom and joined together to aid inretaining bottles within the carrier, said side members being providedwith oppositely disposed openings adjacent said bottom, through whichparts of bottles positioned on the bottom may extend, said side membersbeing provided with oppositely disposed openings adjacent the top of thecarrier, through which portions of bottle tops may extend, said carrierbeing provided with slots extending across said bottom and part way upeach side member.

' 10. A bottle carrier of the character described comprising a bottomand side members extending upwardly therefrom and joined together to aidin retaining bottles within the carrier, said side members beingprovided with oppositely disposed openings near the top of the carrier,through which parts of bottle tops may extend, said carrier beingprovided with slots extending across said bottom and part way up eachside member.

11. A bottle carrier of the character described comprising a bottom andside members extending upwardly. therefrom and joined together to. aidin retaining bottles within the carrier, said side members beingprovided near the top of the carrier with oppositely disposed openings,tabs extending inwardly from the upper edges of said extending acrosssaid bottom and openings, said carrier being provided with slots partway up each side member.

12. A bottle carrier of the character described comprising a bottom andside members extending upwardly therefrom andjoined together to aid inretaining bottles within the carrier, said side members being providednear the top of the carrier with oppositely disposed openings, tabsextending inwardly from the upper edges of said openings, said sidemembers being provided with oppositely disposed openings adjacent saidbottom, through which parts of bottles may extend.

13. A bottle carrier of the character described comprising abottom andside members extending upwardly therefrom and joined together to aid inretaining bottles within the carrier, said side members being providednear the top of the carrier with oppositely disposed Open gs, tabsextending inwardly from the upper edges of said openings, said sidemembers being provided with oppositely disposed openings adjacent saidbottom, through which parts of bottles may extend, said carrier beingprovided with slots extending across said bottom and partway up eachside member..

14. A bottle carrier of the character described comprising a bottom andside members extend-' ing upwardly therefrom and joined together to aidin retaining bottles within the carrier, said side members beingprovided near the top of the carrier with oppositely disposed openings,tabs extending inwardly from the upper edges of said openings, said sidemembers being provided with oppositely disposed openings adjacent. thetop of the carrier, through which parts of bottle tops may extend, saidcarrier being provided with slots extending across said bottom and partway up each side member.

'16. A bottle carrier of the character described comprising a bottom andside members extending upwardly therefrom and joined together to aid inretaining bottles within the carrier, said side members being providednear the top 01' the carrier with oppositely disposedopenings, tabsextending inwardly from the upper edges of said openings, said sidemembers being provided with oppositely disposed openings adjacent saidbottom, through which parts of bottles may extend, said side membersbeing provided with oppositely disposed openings adjacent the top of thecarrier, through which parts of bottle tops may extend. 1'1. A bottlecarrier of the character described comprising a bottom and side membersextending upwardly therefrom and joined together to aid in retainingbottles within the carrier, said side members being provided near thetop of the cardisposed openings adjacent the top of the carrim thebottom and part way upeach side member.

19. A bottle carrier of the character described comprising a bottom andside members extending upwardly therefrom, means for positioning thebottles in said carrier in spaced relation, said carrier being providedwith slots extending across ,the bottom and part way up each side memberbetween the respective bottle positions.

' MARIAH H. CUBBERLEY.

